You may not think much of dust until it’s time to start your housekeeping routine. If you think it’s just a nuisance and eyesore, though, you’ll be surprised to find out the damage that it can do to your home’s electronics. Here’s how dust is harmful to electronic devices and what you can do about it.

What Does Dust Do to Electronics?

Dust can contain materials that interfere with the function of electrical components, including water, oil, carbon, and minerals. Dust can be pulled into electronics like computers and gaming consoles by fans that keep the motors cool, and it can settle into cracks and openings on TVs and monitors.

As the particles invade the electronics, they can interfere with circuits, blocking connections or causing them to short. Dust can also lead to corrosion because of the moisture and minerals it introduces to your systems.

Over time, your devices will begin to experience problems like slow functioning, error screens, and glitches. Eventually, parts will begin to fail, and you may end up having to replace the entire device.

How Can You Keep Them Safe?

There are small steps you can take to minimize dust in your home. Adding an air purifier, whether it’s standalone or attached to your HVAC system, will reduce the dust and loose particles floating through the air.

Use cans of compressed air to blow out the slots and openings in your electronics to remove dust accumulation. Items like consoles and computer towers can be kept in a glass cabinet or display case to keep dust off, but make sure they don’t overheat when you use them. 

The primary step you can take to prevent dust buildup is frequent housekeeping. Vacuum rugs, carpets, and upholstered furniture or mop hard floors to remove hair and dust particles that can be released into the air.

Dust surfaces in your home at least once every few days, paying special attention to your electronics. If you have pets or live in a dry, dusty environment, you may need to do so more often.

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